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Albion’s Alireza Jahanbakhsh wins BBC Match Of The Day goal of the month

Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh has won Match Of The Day’s goal of the month with his stunning overhead kick against Chelsea at the Amex on New Year’s Day. Jahanbakhsh becomes the first Albion player to win such an award. LIKE WHAT WE DO? HELP US TO DO...

Posted On 02 Feb 2020 at 11:07 pm

, By Tim Hodges

Popular Brighton band Bloom call it a day

Today, (2nd February 2020) it has been announced that Brighton based dream-pop quartet, Bloom which consists of Megan Clifton on (vocals/keyboards/guitar), Emily Cluley (vocals/keyboards/guitar), Jamie Gruff (drums) and Scott Jones (bass), have sadly decided to call it a day. The...

Posted On 02 Feb 2020 at 4:31 pm

, By Nick Linazasoro

Bombay Bicycle Club ride again

BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB + THE BIG MOON + LIZ LAWRENCE – THE BRIGHTON CENTRE 01.02.2020 Named after a chain of Indian restaurants in their part of North London, Bombay Bicycle Club first came to the public’s attention after winning a competition to open the 2006 V Festival. They...

Posted On 02 Feb 2020 at 3:19 pm

, By Richie Nice

Hove rehab centre to be turned into supported housing

A former rehabilitation centre in Hove is likely to become supported housing for people with physical disabilities and brain injuries. Brighton and Hove City Council had hoped to convert Knoll House, in Ingram Crescent West, into supported housing for adults with mental health...

Posted On 02 Feb 2020 at 3:13 pm

, By Sarah Booker-Lewis, local democracy reporter

Americana Music Association Showcases

Six venues, 75 artists over two nights in Hackney, London 29th to 30th January, plus Awards night at Troxy, Limehouse, London So many people ask me, “What exactly IS Americana?” The Americana Music Association describes it as “incorporating elements of various American roots...

Posted On 02 Feb 2020 at 12:24 pm

, By Rachel Griffin

‘It’s A Wrap’ for Plastics at the Cowley Club!

PLASTICS + STERILIZATION + BODILY FLUIDS – COWLEY CLUB, BRIGHTON 30.01.20 What better way to kick off the new year than watching local punk rockers ‘Plastics’ celebrate the release of their new demo tape ‘Plastic World’ at Brighton’s legendary Cowley Club. I gave the new...

Posted On 02 Feb 2020 at 9:44 am

, By Sonny Tyler

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